workers

a person who works for an employer or organization, especially in a factory or office

trabajador, obrero, empleado

• workers at/in somewhere

Collocations factory workers · office workers

• The factory has laid off 500 workers.

  La fábrica ha despedido a 500 trabajadores.

the people who belong to a trade union or labor organization, especially as a group that acts together for better working conditions and pay

trabajadores sindicalizados, obreros organizados

• workers' rights

Collocations workers' union · workers' strike

• The workers are demanding better working conditions.

  Los trabajadores están exigiendo mejores condiciones de trabajo.

people who work on building or repairing houses, roads, etc.

obreros, albañiles, trabajadores de la construcción

• construction workers

Collocations road workers · building site workers

• The road workers are repairing the potholes.

  Los obreros de la carretera están reparando los baches.

people who work in services such as restaurants, hotels, and shops

personal del servicio, trabajadores de servicios

• service workers

Collocations hotel workers · retail workers

• The service workers are on strike.

  El personal del servicio está en huelga.

the total number of people who work in a country or industry, including both employed and unemployed people

fuerza laboral, mano de obra

• the workers

Collocations labor force statistics · unemployment rate among the workforce

• The government is concerned about the number of unemployed workers.

  El gobierno está preocupado por el número de trabajadores desempleados.

the skills and knowledge that people have, which are valuable to a company or country

capital humano, recurso humano

• human capital

Collocations investment in human capital · development of human resources

• The company invests heavily in the development of its workers.

  La empresa invierte mucho en el desarrollo de sus recursos humanos.

the total number of people who are employed in a particular industry or company

personal, plantilla, fuerza laboral

• workforce reduction

Collocations company workforce · industry workforce

• The company has reduced its workforce.

  La empresa ha reducido su plantilla.

the people who work in a particular place or industry, especially when considered as a group of workers

trabajadores, personal, fuerza laboral

• workers' rights

Collocations labor union · labor movement

• The labor is demanding better wages.

  El personal está exigiendo mejores salarios.